Happy Birthday Jeff

One year older and wiser too. We had a wonderful day on Saturday celebrating Jeff's birthday.  I didn't get any pictures of him opening presents because as soon as we woke up I brought his present to him in bed before he got up.  I was really excited.  I got him an orbital sander.  Austin decorated the wrapping paper so it looked really cute.  Jeff requested a relaxing day at home so that is what I tried to deliver. I made him homemade waffles with homemade whipped cream and strawberries. Then we went out to eat for dinner without the kids.  I made him a chocolate cake. I didn't do anything fancy because we are in the middle of a move. 

Bennett's Second Haircut

I can't believe Bennett is 10 months old. I also can't believe how much hair he has and how long it got.  I loved it long but everyone thought he was a girl so with some coaxing from Jeff I decided it was time to say goodbye to those lovely locks.

He loves his new haircut, can't you tell?  He was sad when Jeff finished cutting it.  My boys are strange like that. They love baths and haircuts. 

Easter Egg Hunt

We didn't want to go to a huge Easter Egg hunt this year so we decided to do our own.  We don't really have a yard right now but we do have some nice grass area in our apartment complex near the parking lot.  Austin didn't care where it was and he had a blast being able to find all the eggs.

Those are the best pictures I could get of the boys together.  Bennett doesn't like grass yet. We had a really great Easter.

Happy Easter

When we went to get Austin on Easter morning we found him with a bunch of empty plastic eggs and some candy wrappers. He found my stash of candy that the Easter Bunny left for me in a bag on the kitchen counter.  He also had the little model boat the Jeff made in his bed.  The boat's name is Bucky.  Austin said his favorite thing the Easter bunny brought him was his big chocolate bunny.Bennett got a touch and feel book and a dog stuffed animal.

Dying Easter Eggs

The pictures don't show it but Austin was really excited to dye eggs this year.  Every morning for a month he would open the fridge and then open the egg carton and look inside to see if they were colored.  It took him awhile to understand the concept but he caught on and loved sitting there just watching the eggs while they were in the dye.  He still talks about it even though Easter is over.  Maybe we'll do it twice next year.

Fairchild International Orchid Festival

Jeff and I had the opportunity to go to the Orchid Festival. It was wonderful. We got a babysitter for the kids. I loved being able to walk around without a stroller and it didn't take us very long to tour the whole festival because we didn't have to stop for potty breaks and feedings and diaper changes. 

Tree with a spiky tree trunk.

these pink things were falling from the tree in the picture above. It made me think of something in a Dr. Seuss book.

I loved these pots! I regret not getting some. Maybe next year.

This is a wind chime. It sounded so neat.

tree with crazy roots.

This Orchid bulb looked like plastic.

This tree looked like a huge bonzai tree.

This display won best in show. It was really cool. I couldn't even get the whole thing in a picture because the displays were close together so I couldn't back up all the way. As soon as we walked in the room it felt like we were in an enchanted forest. The smells were unreal. My favorite Orchid fragrance I smelled was the ones that smelled like honeysuckles. It reminded me of the bush that was near the post office by my childhood home. 

This Orchid was neat looking but not my favorite because it looked like a huge beetle.

I love all the moss.

This Orchid had a bulb of some sort near the petals. They held some water.  They were interesting.

Can you spot the "wild life" in this picture?

We had such a wonderful time. I hope next year we can bring some out of townees along with us.